Dual image storage material as well as preparation method and application thereof

ABSTRACT

The disclosure belongs to the technical field of photopolymer materials, and more particularly relates to a dual image storage material as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The dual image storage material is obtained by selective photoreaction of 1 to 50 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers. The obtained dual image storage material can present a high-brightness holographic pattern under sunlight and a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatial position. The presented holographic and fluorescent patterns may be the same or different. The obtained dual image storage material can be used in the field of optical anti-counterfeiting, optical information storage, displays or the like.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of photopolymermaterials, and more particularly relates to a dual image storagematerial as well as a preparation method and application thereof.

Description of the Related Art

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Image storage is widely used in optical anti-counterfeiting, opticalinformation storage, displays and other fields. Holographic technologyis an effective means of image storage. The basic principle of theholographic technology is that two coherent lasers in space interferewith each other to form a grating, and both amplitude and phaseinformation of the coherent lasers are recorded to realizethree-dimensional (3D) information storage. The holographic technologycan also record two-dimensional (2D) images. The holographic technologyis not only widely used in data storage, distributed feedback lasers,sensors and other fields, but also plays an important role in high-endoptical anti-counterfeiting since the recorded images have thecharacteristics of good visual effects, significant public recognitioncapabilities, difficult counterfeiting techniques and the like.

In the field of anti-counterfeiting, with the development of technology,the existing technologies face great challenges. In order to improve thesecurity and monopoly of anti-counterfeiting, the development ofmulti-functional anti-counterfeiting technology is an effective way.Combining the holographic technology with other related disciplines toimprove the anti-counterfeiting performance has become a developmentdirection of anti-counterfeiting technology.

Optical anti-counterfeiting has the characteristic of easyidentification and is the most powerful anti-counterfeiting means.Combining the holographic technology with fluorescent display technologyto display two images in the same spatial position but under differentconditions can realize the organic unity of overt anti-counterfeitingand covert anti-counterfeiting, and effectively improve theanti-counterfeiting ability. However, most organic fluorescent materialshave an aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect, that is, they exhibita significant decrease in fluorescence brightness in a solid state. Atpresent, there is a lack of effective dual optical anti-counterfeitimage (holographic image and fluorescent image) storage materials.

SUMMARY

In view of the above-described defects or improvement requirements inthe art, the present disclosure provides a dual image storage materialas well as a preparation method and application thereof, and aims toprovide a dual image storage material, which realizes independentdisplay of a holographic image and a fluorescent image in the same spacebut under different illuminations, thereby improving the security andmonopoly of anti-counterfeiting technology.

In order to achieve the above objective, according to an aspect of thepresent disclosure, there is provided a dual image storage material, inwhich in the same spatial position of the dual image storage material, aholographic pattern visible to the naked eyes is presented undersunlight, and a fluorescent pattern is presented under ultravioletlight, the holographic pattern being a two-dimensional image or athree-dimensional image.

Preferably, the dual image storage material is obtained by selectivephotoreaction of 1 to 50 parts by weight of an organic fluorescentmaterial, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal, 0.2 to 10 parts byweight of a photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts by weight ofphotopolymerizable monomers.

Preferably, the photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture ofmonofunctional monomers and polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of3:1 to 1:2; the monofunctional monomers are one or more ofN,N-dimethylacrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid; and the polyfunctionalmonomers are one or more of ethylene dimethacrylate, pentaerythritoltriacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, and hyperbranched acrylate.

Preferably, the organic fluorescent material is one or more ofsubstituted 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethene (TPE), substituted1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, substituted1,1,2,3,4,5-hexaphenyl-1H-silole (HPS), substituted10,10′,11,11′-tetrahydro-5,5′-bidibenzo[a,d][7]annulenylidene (THBA),substituted 9,10-di[(E)-styryl]anthracene (DSA), substituted2,2′-(2,6-diphenylanthracene-9,10-diylidene)dimalononitrile (PDAB) andsubstituted benzhydrylidenefluorene, structural formulae of which areshown as follows:

-   -   where substituent groups R in the structural formulae of the        organic fluorescent material are each independently selected        from the group consisting of n-hexyl, n-amyl, citronellol group,        4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile,        4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl,        and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile.

Preferably, the liquid crystal is one or more of4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB), 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB),4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB),4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB), biphenylcyanogen liquidcrystal mixture E7 and biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture P0616A.

Preferably, the photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator or a visiblelight initiator; the visible light initiator isbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrolo-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene, a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin) and N-phenylglycine, or amixture of acid red 94 (Rose Bengal disodium salt) and N-phenylglycine;and the ultraviolet initiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provideda preparation method for the dual image storage material, comprising:

-   -   (1) uniformly mixing 1 to 50 parts by weight of an organic        fluorescent material, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal,        0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts        by weight of photopolymerizable monomers to obtain a precursor        of the dual image storage material;    -   (2) packaging the precursor of the dual image storage material        obtained in the step (1) in a liquid crystal cell, and        irradiating it with a coherent laser to cause free radical        polymerization of the photopolymerizable monomers, thereby        obtaining a holographic material in which a hologram image is        stored;    -   (3) irradiating the holographic material obtained in the        step (2) with ultraviolet light through a mask to obtain a dual        image storage material in which a holographic material and a        fluorescence image are both stored, the mask being used for        defining a pattern of the fluorescent image;    -   (4) postcuring the dual image storage material obtained in the        step (3) by visible light or ultraviolet light to completely        react the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the        images.

Preferably, the mixing in the step (1) specifically includes: performinga magnetic stirring or ultrasonic operation for 5 to 60 minutes at atemperature of 20 to 90 degrees Celsius.

Preferably, the coherent laser in the step (2) has a wavelength of 432to 633 nanometer and an irradiation time of 10 to 50 seconds.

Preferably, the ultraviolet light in the step (3) has a wavelength of200 to 370 nanometer, an irradiation intensity of 10 to 200 milliwattsper square centimeter, and an irradiation time of 2 to 60 minutes.

Preferably, the post-cure time in the step (4) is 5 to 60 minutes.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provideduse of the dual image storage material in the field of opticalanti-counterfeiting, optical information storage or displays

In general, by comparing the above technical solution of the presentinventive concept with the prior art, the present disclosure has thefollowing beneficial effects.

The present disclosure successfully combines the holographic technologywith fluorescent display technology to display two images in the samespatial position but under different conditions, thereby achieving theorganic unity of overt anti-counterfeiting and covertanti-counterfeiting and effectively improving the anti-counterfeitingability.

In the present disclosure, an organic fluorescent material havingaggregation-induced luminescence properties is introduced and theorganic fluorescent material is modified with a specific group, therebyeffectively solving the influence of the introduction of a large amountof organic fluorescent material on the degree of phase separation andthe modulation degree of refractive index in the holographic system. Thetechnical solution can achieve high brightness and high contrast of thefluorescent pattern, and can also ensure that the brightness of theholographic image is not affected. The independent coexistence of theholographic image and the fluorescent image is realized, therebyachieving the storage of the dual images.

The dual image storage according to the invention not only has animportant application in the field of high-end opticalanti-counterfeiting, but also can be applied to the fields of opticalinformation storage, displays and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a holographic image obtained in Embodiment 6 of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 2 is a fluorescent image obtained in Embodiment 6 of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

For clear understanding of the objectives, features and advantages ofthe present disclosure, detailed description of the present disclosurewill be given below in conjunction with accompanying drawings andspecific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments describedherein are only meant to explain the present disclosure, and not tolimit the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the technicalfeatures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure describedbelow can be mutually combined if they are not found to be mutuallyexclusive.

Optical anti-counterfeiting has the characteristic of easyidentification and is the most powerful anti-counterfeiting means.Combining holographic technology with fluorescent display technology todisplay two images in the same spatial position but under differentconditions can realize the organic unity of overt anti-counterfeitingand covert anti-counterfeiting, and effectively improve theanti-counterfeiting ability. However, most organic fluorescent materialshave an aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect, that is, they exhibita significant decrease in fluorescence brightness in a solid state. Inorder to ensure the brightness and contrast of the fluorescent image, alarge amount of organic fluorescent material needs to be introduced intothe holographic system, and the organic photochromic material is a goodchoice. However, since the organic fluorescent material has poordiffusibility and its refractive index cannot match thephotopolymerizable monomer or liquid crystal in the holographic material(especially when the content of the fluorescent material is increased toa certain extent, good diffusion performance is more important), theintroduction of a large amount of organic fluorescent material may havea large influence on the degree of phase separation and the modulationdegree of refractive index in the holographic system, resulting in adecrease in the brightness of the hologram. Therefore, it is still achallenge to combine the holographic technology with the fluorescentdisplay technology to increase the brightness and contrast of thefluorescent image without reducing the brightness of the hologram.

In the present disclosure, by introducing an organic photochromicfluorescent material and modifying a functional unit of the organicfluorescent material with a certain substituent, the modified organicfluorescent material can be mutually soluble with the liquid crystal inthe holographic system, so that when the holographic image is formed,the micromolecular organic fluorescent material enters the liquidcrystal phase with the liquid crystal micromolecules, and thus theproblem of diffusion of a small amount of organic fluorescent materialin the holographic system is better solved. Therefore, a small amount oforganic fluorescent material can also make the fluorescent image havesufficient brightness, thereby achieving independent coexistence of theholographic image and the fluorescent image, and achieving the storageof the dual images.

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure isobtained by selective photoreaction of 1 to 50 parts by weight of anorganic fluorescent material, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal,0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts byweight of photopolymerizable monomers. In the selective photoreaction, 7to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of aphotoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts by weight of photopolymerizablemonomers are irradiated by a coherent laser to cause free radicalpolymerization of the photopolymerizable monomers so as to obtain aholographic material in which a hologram image is stored. In addition,in the selective photoreaction, the organic fluorescent material isirradiated by ultraviolet light to obtain an image storage material inwhich a fluorescent pattern is stored.

The present disclosure provides a preferred dual image storage material,which is obtained by selective photoreaction of 1 to 50 parts by weightof an organic fluorescent material, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquidcrystal, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and the balanceof photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 3:1 to 1:2; themonofunctional monomers are one or more of N,N-dimethylacrylamide,2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, acrylic acid andmethacrylic acid; and the polyfunctional monomers are one or more ofethylene dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritoltetraacrylate, and hyperbranched acrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is one or more of substituted TPE,substituted 1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, substituted HPS,substituted THBA, substituted DSA, substituted PDAB, and substitutedbenzhydrylidenefluorene, structural formulae of which are shown asfollows. The benzene rings of the organic fluorescent material containat least one of the following substituent groups: n-hexyl, n-amyl,citronellol group, 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB),4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB), 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl(5CB) and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB). A typicalorganic fluorescent material has the following structural generalformula, and in the formula, the R group is independently selected fromthe group consisting of n-hexyl, n-amyl, citronellol group,4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB),4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB), 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl(5CB) and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB). Organicfluorescent materials having these general formulae can be obtained byconventional synthesis and modification means.

The liquid crystal is one or more of 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB), 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB),4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB),4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB), biphenylcyanogen liquidcrystal mixture E7 and biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture P0616A.

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator or a visible lightinitiator. The visible light initiator is a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin) and anilinoacetic acid, amixture of acid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid, orbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene. Theultraviolet initiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

A preparation method for the dual image storage material according tothe present disclosure comprises:

(1) Uniformly mixing 1 to 50 parts by weight of an organic fluorescentmaterial, 7 to 50 parts by weight of liquid crystal, 0.2 to 10 parts byweight of a photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts by weight ofphotopolymerizable monomers to obtain a precursor of the dual imagestorage material.

In the above step, the specific mass fractions of the monofunctionalmonomers and the polyfunctional monomers are determined according to themolecular weight of the above monomer and the number of carbon-carbondouble bonds contained in the compound; the optimum mass fractions aresuch that the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctional monomershave approximately the same number of carbon-carbon double bonds.

The photoinitiator is a photoinitiator suitable for the free radicalpolymerization of coherent laser excitation in step (2), for example,3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) and anilinoacetic acid amixture having a mass ratio of 1:5 to 5:1 orbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene

The method of uniformly mixing includes: performing a magnetic stirringor ultrasonic operation for 5 to 60 minutes at a temperature of 20 to 90degrees Celsius.

(2) Packaging the precursor of the dual image storage material obtainedin the step (1) in a liquid crystal cell, and irradiating it with acoherent laser of 432 to 633 nanometer for 10 to 50 seconds to causefree radical polymerization of the monofunctional monomers and thepolyfunctional monomers, thereby obtaining a holographic material inwhich a hologram image is stored. The principle of holographic imagingis that a laser beam produces two beams of coherent homologous lightthrough a beam splitter, and one of the two beams of homologous coherentlight illuminates an object to produce diffusely reflected light(referred to as object light), which then interferes with another beamof homologous laser (referred to as reference light) to form a grating,so that both phase and amplitude information of the coherent lights arerecorded on the recording medium (the precursor of the dual imagestorage material) to realize 3D holographic information storage.

(3) Irradiating the holographic material obtained in the step (2) withultraviolet light through a mask to obtain a dual image storage materialin which a holographic image and a fluorescence image are both stored,in which the ultraviolet light has an irradiation time of 2 to 60minutes, a light intensity of 10 to 200 milliwatts per square centimeterand a wavelength of 200 to 370 nanometer. The mask is used for defininga pattern of the fluorescent image, and is made of two materials, one ofwhich (e.g., soda glass) passes ultraviolet light and another of which(e.g., metal) does not pass ultraviolet light, and a metal material isused on the mask to form a desired pattern, that is, a fluorescentpattern. When the holographic material is irradiated by the ultravioletlight through the mask, the ultraviolet light passing through the glassportion of the mask irradiates into the holographic material and thefluorescence of the organic fluorescent material irradiated by theultraviolet light is quenched. Since the ultraviolet light cannotpenetrate the metal material, the fluorescence of a part of the organicfluorescent material in the holographic material is not quenched, andthe corresponding pattern is the same as that of the metal material onthe mask, that is, the fluorescent pattern.

(4) Postcuring the dual image storage material obtained in the step (3)by visible light or ultraviolet light to completely react the remainingphotopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images. The visible lightor ultraviolet light has an irradiation time of 5 to 60 minutes.

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure hasthe characteristics of double anti-counterfeiting, high pattern contrastand simple fabrication. The source used has a wavelength of 432 to 633nanometer, preferably 532 nanometer. The ultraviolet light used has awavelength of 200 to 370 nanometer, preferably 300 nanometer.

When the dual image storage material according to the present disclosureis used for double anti-counterfeiting, in a case where the imagestorage material is irradiated with visible light, a holographic imagemay be presented, and in a case where the image storage material isirradiated with ultraviolet light, according to the light stimuliresponsiveness of the organic fluorescent material, a fluorescentpattern determined in advance by the mask pattern in the image storagematerial can be observed through the naked eye.

Embodiments are described below.

Comparative Example 1

In the present comparative example, the image storage material wasobtained by selective photoreaction of 1 parts by weight of an organicfluorescent material (TPE, R group is hydrogen atom), 50 parts by weightof liquid crystal (4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 7CB), 0.2 parts byweight of a photoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizablemonomers.

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator which is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone. The photopolymerizable monomers is amixture of monofunctional monomers (N,N-dimethylacrylamide) andpolyfunctional monomers (ethylene dimethacrylate) in a mass ratio of3:1.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, TPE was added to a mixed solution of monomers and liquid crystal(4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 7CB), a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution, and thenultrasonic dispersion was performed at 20 degrees Celsius for 60minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialwere uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 432 nanometer for 10 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 2 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 200 nanometer and a light intensity of 10 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained image storage material was cured byirradiating it with ultraviolet light for 5 minutes to completely reactthe remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

In the present comparative example, since the unmodified organicfluorescent material TPE was used, the organic fluorescent material andthe holographic system were not mutually soluble, resulting in failureto obtain clear fluorescent and holographic images.

Embodiment 1

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 3 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material(1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, the R group is n-hexyl), 48 parts byweight of liquid crystal (4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl, 5CB), 0.4 parts byweight of a photoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizablemonomers.

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator which is a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) and anilinoacetic acid. Thephotopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomers(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) and polyfunctional monomers (pentaerythritoltriacrylate) in a mass ratio of 3:1.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, 1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal (4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl, 5CB), aphotoinitiator (a mixture of 3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin)and anilinoacetic acid) was added to the solution, and then ultrasonicdispersion was performed at 25 degrees Celsius for 57 minutes, so thatthe photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent material are uniformlydispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and the liquid crystalto obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 441 nanometer for 15 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 4 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 211 nanometer and a light intensity of 20 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 10 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 2

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 5 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material (HPS, the Rgroup is n-amyl), 46 parts by weight of liquid crystal(4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 8OCB), 0.6 parts by weight of aphotoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator which is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone. The photopolymerizable monomers are amixture of monofunctional monomers (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) andpolyfunctional monomers (pentaerythritol tetraacrylate) in a mass ratioof 2:1.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, HPS was added to a mixed solution of monomers and liquid crystal(4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 8OCB), a photoinitiator (amixture of bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphineoxide and 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution,and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 30 degrees Celsius for54 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescentmaterial are uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomersand the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storagematerial.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 456 nanometer for 20 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 6 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 223 nanometer and a light intensity of 30 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 15 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 3

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 7 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material (THBA, the Rgroup is citronellol group), 44 parts by weight of liquid crystal(4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile, 4OCB), 0.8 parts by weight ofa photoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator which is a mixture ofacid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid. The photopolymerizable monomers area mixture of monofunctional monomers (acrylic acid) and polyfunctionalmonomers (hyperbranched acrylate) in a mass ratio of 12:7.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, THBA was added to a mixed solution of monomers and liquid crystal(4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile, 4OCB), a photoinitiator (amixture of acid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid) was added to thesolution, and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 35 degreesCelsius for 51 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organicfluorescent material are uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution ofthe monomers and the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dualimage storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 462 nanometer for 25 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 8 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 245 nanometer and a light intensity of 40 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 20 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 4

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 9 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material (DSA, the Rgroup is 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB)), 42 parts by weight ofliquid crystal (4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 8OCB), 1.0 partsby weight of a photoinitiator and 49 parts by weight ofphotopolymerizable monomers.

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator which is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone. The photopolymerizable monomers are amixture of monofunctional monomers (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) andpolyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 3:2.

The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of ethylene dimethacrylate andpentaerythritol triacrylate.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, DSA was added to a mixed solution of monomers and liquid crystal(4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 8OCB), a photoinitiator (amixture of bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphineoxide and 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution,and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 40 degrees Celsius for48 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescentmaterial are uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomersand the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storagematerial.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 478 nanometer for 30 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 10 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 254 nanometer and a light intensity of 50 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 25 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 5

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 11 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material (PDAB, the Rgroup is 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB)), 40 parts byweight of biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture (P0616A), 1.2 parts byweight of a photoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizablemonomers.

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator which isbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene. Thephotopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomers andpolyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 4:3.

The monofunctional monomers are a mixture of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and2-hydroxyethyl acrylate. The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture ofethylene dimethacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, PDAB was added to a mixed solution of monomers and P0616A, aphotoinitiator(bis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene) was added tothe solution, and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 45 degreesCelsius for 45 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organicfluorescent material are uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution ofthe monomers and the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dualimage storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 495 nanometer for 35 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 12 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 266 nanometer and a light intensity of 50 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 30 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 6

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 13 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material(benzhydrylidenefluorene, the R group is 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl(5CB)), 38 parts by weight of liquid crystal, 1.4 parts by weight of aphotoinitiator and 49 parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB) and 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB).

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator which is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone. The photopolymerizable monomers are amixture of monofunctional monomers and polyfunctional monomers in a massratio of 6:5.

The monofunctional monomers are a mixture of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. The polyfunctional monomers are a mixtureof ethylene dimethacrylate and hyperbranched acrylate.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, benzhydrylidenefluorene was added to a mixed solution of monomersand liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution, and thenultrasonic dispersion was performed at 50 degrees Celsius for 42minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialare uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 503 nanometer for 40 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage (as shown in FIG. 1) is stored. Subsequently, the holographicmaterial was irradiated with ultraviolet light through a mask for 14minutes to obtain a dual image storage material in which a holographicimage and a fluorescent pattern (as shown in FIG. 2) are both stored, inwhich the ultraviolet light has a wavelength of 278 nanometer and alight intensity of 70 milliwatts per square centimeter. Finally, theobtained dual image storage material was cured by irradiating it withultraviolet light for 35 minutes to completely react the remainingphotopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

The holographic image is as shown in FIG. 1, and the fluorescent patternis as shown in FIG. 2.

Embodiment 7

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 15 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 36 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 0.6 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 12:11. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and acrylic acid. Thepolyfunctional monomers are a mixture of ethylene dimethacrylate,pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE and1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, in which the R group is4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB).

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB) and 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB).

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator. The visible lightinitiator is a mixture of 3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) andanilinoacetic acid.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) and anilinoacetic acid) wasadded to the solution, and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at55 degrees Celsius for 39 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and theorganic fluorescent material are uniformly dispersed in the mixedsolution of the monomers and the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor ofa dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 512 nanometer for 45 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 16 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 288 nanometer and a light intensity of 80 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 40 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 8

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 17 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 34 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 3 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 1:1. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and methacrylic acid.The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of ethylene dimethacrylate,pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, and hyperbranched acrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE and HPS, in whichthe R group is hydrogen atom and n-hexyl.

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB) and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB).

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator. The ultravioletinitiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone mixture) was added to the solution, andthen ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 60 degrees Celsius for 36minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialare uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 527 nanometer for 50 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 18 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 296 nanometer and a light intensity of 90 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 45 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 9

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 19 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 32 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 4 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 12:13. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate. The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of ethylenedimethacrylate, hyperbranched acrylate, and pentaerythritol triacrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE and THBA, in whichthe R group is hydrogen atom and n-amyl.

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) and4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB).

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator. The visible lightinitiator is a mixture of acid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture of acid red 94and anilinoacetic acid) was added to the solution, and then ultrasonicdispersion was performed at 65 degrees Celsius for 33 minutes, so thatthe photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent material are uniformlydispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and the liquid crystalto obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 535 nanometer for 12 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 20 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 300 nanometer and a light intensity of 100 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 50 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 10

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 21 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 30 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 5 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 6:7. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and acrylic acid. Thepolyfunctional monomers are a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate,pentaerythritol tetraacrylate and hyperbranched acrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE and DSA, in whichthe R group is hydrogen atom and citronellol group.

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) and4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB).

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator. The ultravioletinitiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution, and thenultrasonic dispersion was performed at 70 degrees Celsius for 30minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialare uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 549 nanometer for 17 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 22 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 310 nanometer and a light intensity of 110 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 55 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 11

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 23 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 28 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 6 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 4:5. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid.The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylateand pentaerythritol tetraacrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE and PDAB, in whichthe R group is hydrogen atom and 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB).

The liquid crystal is a mixture of 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(8OCB) and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB).

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator. The visible lightinitiator is bis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator(bis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene) was added tothe solution, and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at 75 degreesCelsius for 27 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organicfluorescent material are uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution ofthe monomers and the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dualimage storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 553 nanometer for 23 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 24 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 325 nanometer and a light intensity of 120 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 60 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 12

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 25 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 26 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 7 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 3:4. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and acrylic acid.The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylateand hyperbranched acrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of TPE andbenzhydrylidenefluorene, in which the R group is hydrogen atom and4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB).

The liquid crystal is 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (7CB).

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator. The ultravioletinitiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution, and thenultrasonic dispersion was performed at 85 degrees Celsius for 24minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialare uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 560 nanometer for 28 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 26 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 334 nanometer and a light intensity of 130 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 5 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 13

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 27 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 24 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 8 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 49parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 12:17. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and methacrylicacid. The polyfunctional monomers are a mixture of pentaerythritoltetraacrylate and hyperbranched acrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole and HPS, in which the R group ishydrogen atom and 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB).

The liquid crystal is 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB).

The photoinitiator is a visible light initiator. The visible lightinitiator is a mixture of 3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) andanilinoacetic acid.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminecoumarin) and anilinoacetic acid) wasadded to the solution, and then ultrasonic dispersion was performed at85 degrees Celsius for 21 minutes, so that the photoinitiator and theorganic fluorescent material are uniformly dispersed in the mixedsolution of the monomers and the liquid crystal to obtain a precursor ofa dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 579 nanometer for 31 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 28 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 345 nanometer and a light intensity of 140 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 10 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

Embodiment 14

The dual image storage material according to the present disclosure canpresent a holographic pattern visible to the naked eyes under sunlightand a fluorescent pattern under ultraviolet light in the same spatialposition of the material; the holographic pattern and the fluorescentpattern can be the same or different; the holographic pattern may be atwo-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, which can beobserved with the naked eyes under sunlight.

The dual image storage material was obtained by selective photoreactionof 50 parts by weight of an organic fluorescent material, 7 parts byweight of liquid crystal, 10 parts by weight of a photoinitiator and 43parts by weight of photopolymerizable monomers.

The photopolymerizable monomers are a mixture of monofunctional monomersand polyfunctional monomers in a mass ratio of 1:2. The monofunctionalmonomers are a mixture of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. Thepolyfunctional monomers are ethylene dimethacrylate.

The organic fluorescent material is a mixture of1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole and THBA, in which the R group ishydrogen atom and 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB).

The liquid crystal is 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB).

The photoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator. The ultravioletinitiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.

A preparation method for the image storage material is as follows.

First, the organic fluorescent material was added to a mixed solution ofmonomers and liquid crystal, a photoinitiator (a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) was added to the solution, and thenultrasonic dispersion was performed at 90 degrees Celsius for 18minutes, so that the photoinitiator and the organic fluorescent materialare uniformly dispersed in the mixed solution of the monomers and theliquid crystal to obtain a precursor of a dual image storage material.

The precursor of the dual image storage material was irradiated with acoherent laser of 580 nanometer for 37 seconds to cause free radicalpolymerization of the monofunctional monomers and the polyfunctionalmonomers so as to obtain a holographic material in which a holographicimage is stored. Subsequently, the holographic material was irradiatedwith ultraviolet light through a mask for 30 minutes to obtain a dualimage storage material in which a holographic image and a fluorescentpattern are both stored, in which the ultraviolet light has a wavelengthof 356 nanometer and a light intensity of 150 milliwatts per squarecentimeter. Finally, the obtained dual image storage material was curedby irradiating it with ultraviolet light for 15 minutes to completelyreact the remaining photopolymerizable monomers so as to fix the images.

TABLE 1 Formulations related to other exemplary embodiments of thepresent disclosure Organic fluorescent PhotopolymerizablePhotopolymerizable material Liquid crystal Photoinitiator monomermonomer Embodiment (parts by weight) (parts by weight) (parts by weight)(parts by weight) (ratio) 16 31 20 9 49 12:19 17 33 18 1.5 49 3:5 18 3516 2.5 49 12:21 19 37 14 3.5 49  6:11 20 39 12 4.5 49 12:23 21 41 10 6.549 2:3 22 43 8 7.5 49 6:7 23 45 22 8.5 33 4:5 24 47 9 9.5 44 3:4 25 4911 0.5 40 12:17 26 29 13 1.1 58 2:3 27 48 15 2.2 37 12:19 28 46 17 3.437 3:5 29 44 19 7.8 37 12:21 30 12 21 8.2 67  6:11 EmbodimentMonofunctional monomer Polyfunctional monomer 16 N,N-dimethylacrylamide,2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, Pentaerythritol triacrylate 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate 17 N,N-dimethylacrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate,Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate Acrylic acid 18 N,N-dimethylacrylamide,2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, Hyperbranched acrylate Methacrylic acid 19N,N-dimethylacrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, Ethylenedimethacrylate, Pentaerythritol Acrylic acid triacrylate 20N,N-dimethylacrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, Ethylenedimethacrylate, Pentaerythritol Methacrylic acid tetraacrylate 21N,N-dimethylacrylamide, Acrylic acid, Methacrylic acid Ethylenedimethacrylate, Hyperbranched acrylate 22 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate,2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, Ethylene dimethacrylate, PentaerythritolAcrylic acid triacrylate, Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate 232-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, Ethylenedimethacrylate, Pentaerythritol Methacrylic acid tetraacrylate,Hyperbranched acrylate 24 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, Acrylic acid,Methacrylic Ethylene dimethacrylate, Hyperbranched acid acrylate,Pentaerythritol triacrylate 25 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, Acrylic acid,Methacrylic acid Pentaerythritol triacrylate, Pentaerythritoltetraacrylate, Hyperbranched acrylate 26 N,N-dimethylacrylamidePentaerythritol triacrylate, Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate 272-hydroxyethyl acrylate Pentaerythritol triacrylate, Hyperbranchedacrylate 28 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate,Hyperbranched acrylate 29 Acrylic acid Ethylene dimethacrylate 30Methacrylic acid Pentaerythritol triacrylate Organic fluorescentEmbodiment material R group Liquid crystal 161,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, N-hexyl, N-amyl4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile DSA (4OCB) 171,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, N-hexyl, Citronellol groupBiphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture PDAB (E7) 181,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, N-hexyl, Biphenylcyanogen liquidcrystal mixture Benzhydrylidenefluorene 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(P0616A) (7CB) 19 HPS, THBA N-hexyl, 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB), 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl(5CB) (8OCB) 20 HPS, DSA N-hexyl, 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB), 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(5CB) (8OCB) 21 HPS, PDAB N-hexyl, 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB), 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB) (4OCB) 22 HPS, N-amyl,Citronellol group 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB),Benzhydrylidenefluorene 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB) 23THBA, DSA N-amyl, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB),4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (7CB) (4OCB) 24 THBA, PDABN-amyl, 4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB), (8OCB)4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (4OCB) 25 THBA, N-amyl,Biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture Benzhydrylidenefluorene4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (E7) (5CB) 26 DSA, PDAB N-amyl,Biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile (P0616A) (4OCB) 27 DSA,Citronellol group, Biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixtureBenzhydrylidenefluorene 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (E7) (5CB) 28 PDAB,Citronellol group, Biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixtureBenzhydrylidenefluorene 4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile(P0616A) (4OCB) 29 TPE hydrogen atom 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile(7CB) 30 1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole N-hexyl4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) Embodiment Photoinitiator 16 Visiblelight initiator (mixture of acid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid) 17Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone 18 Visible light initiator(bis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene) 19Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 20 Visible light initiator (mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin)) and anilinoacetic acid) 21Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 22 Visible light initiator (mixture ofacid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid) 23 Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 24 Visible light initiator(bis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene) 25Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 26 Visible light initiator (mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin)) and anilinoacetic acid) 27Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 28 Visible light initiator (mixture ofAcid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid) 29 Ultraviolet initiator (mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone) 30 Visible light initiator (mixture ofacid red 94 and anilinoacetic acid) Mixing Coherent Coherent Ultravioletlight temperature Mixing laser laser Ultraviolet intensity UltravioletPost-cure (degrees time wavelength time wavelength (milliwatts per lighttime time Post-cure Examples Celsius) (minutes) (nanometer) (second)(nanometer) square centimeter) (minutes) (minutes) mode 16 20 60 432 10200 10 2 5 Ultraviolet light 17 25 57 441 15 211 20 4 10 Visible light18 30 54 456 20 223 30 6 15 Ultraviolet light 19 35 51 462 25 245 40 820 Visible light 20 40 48 478 30 254 50 10 25 Ultraviolet light 21 45 45495 35 266 60 12 30 Visible light 22 50 42 503 40 278 70 14 35Ultraviolet light 23 55 39 512 45 288 80 16 40 Visible light 24 60 36527 50 296 90 18 45 Ultraviolet light 25 65 33 535 12 300 100 20 50Visible light 26 70 30 549 17 310 110 22 55 Ultraviolet light 27 75 27553 23 325 120 24 60 Visible light 28 80 24 560 28 334 130 26 5Ultraviolet light 29 85 21 579 31 345 140 28 10 Visible light 30 90 18580 37 356 150 30 15 Ultraviolet light

It should be readily understood to those skilled in the art that theabove description is only preferred embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and does not limit the scope of the present disclosure. Anychange, equivalent substitution and modification made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the present disclosure should be includedwithin the scope of the protection of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A dual image storage material, wherein the dualimage storage material is obtained by selective photoreaction of acomposition comprising: an organic fluorescent material, a liquidcrystal, a photoinitiator, and a photopolymerizable monomer, wherein thephotopolymerizable monomer is a mixture of a monofunctional monomer anda polyfunctional monomer, the monofunctional monomer has a singlecarbon-carbon double bond, and the polyfunctional monomer has multiplecarbon-carbon double bonds, the organic fluorescent material includesone or more compounds selected from the group consisting of substituted1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethene (TPE), substituted1,1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenyl-1H-pyrrole, substituted1,1,2,3,4,5-hexaphenyl-1H-silole (HPS), substituted9,10-di[(E)-styryl]anthracene (DSA), substituted10,10′,11,11′-tetrahydro-5,5′-bidibenzo[a,d][7]annulenylidene (THBA),substituted benzhydrylidenefluorene, and substituted2,2′-(2,6-diphenylanthracene-9,10-diylidene)dimalononitrile (PDAB),

where the substituent groups R in the structural formulae are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of n-hexyl, n-amyl,citronellol group, 4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile,4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl, and4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile.
 2. The dual image storagematerial according to claim 1, wherein the dual image storage materialis obtained by selective photoreaction of 1 to 50 parts by weight of theorganic fluorescent material, 7 to 50 parts by weight of the liquidcrystal, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of the photoinitiator and 33 to 67parts by weight of the photopolymerizable monomer.
 3. The dual imagestorage material according to claim 2, wherein the monofunctionalmonomer and the polyfunctional monomer are mixed in a mass ratio of 3:1to 1:2; the monofunctional monomer comprises one or more ofN,N-dimethylacrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid; and the polyfunctionalmonomer comprises one or more of ethylene dimethacrylate,pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, andhyperbranched acrylate.
 4. The dual image storage material according toclaim 2, wherein the liquid crystal is one or more of4′-heptyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl,4′-(octyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile,4-butoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4′-carbonitrile, biphenylcyanogen liquidcrystal mixture E7 and biphenylcyanogen liquid crystal mixture P0616A.5. The dual image storage material according to claim 2, wherein thephotoinitiator is an ultraviolet initiator or a visible light initiatoror a combination thereof; the visible light initiator isbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrol-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene, a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin) and N-phenylglycine, or amixture of Rose Bengal disodium salt and N-phenylglycine; and theultraviolet initiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.
 6. The dual image storage materialaccording to claim 1, wherein the photoinitiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.
 7. The dual image storage materialaccording to claim 1, wherein the photoinitiator includes an ultravioletinitiator and a visible light initiator, the visible light initiator isbis(2,6-difluoro-3-(1-hydropyrrolo-1-yl)phenyl)titanocene, a mixture of3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin) and N-phenylglycine, or amixture of Rose Bengal disodium salt and N-phenylglycine; and theultraviolet initiator is a mixture ofbis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-phosphine oxide and2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone.
 8. A preparation method for the dualimage storage material according to claim 1, comprising: (1) uniformlymixing 1 to 50 parts by weight of the organic fluorescent material, 7 to50 parts by weight of the liquid crystal, 0.2 to 10 parts by weight ofthe photoinitiator and 33 to 67 parts by weight of thephotopolymerizable monomer to obtain a precursor of the dual imagestorage material; (2) packaging the precursor of the dual image storagematerial obtained in the step (1) in a liquid crystal cell, andirradiating it with a coherent laser to cause free radicalpolymerization of the photopolymerizable monomer, thereby obtaining aholographic material in which a hologram image is stored; (3)irradiating the holographic material obtained in the step (2) withultraviolet light through a mask to obtain a dual image storage materialin which a holographic material and a fluorescence image are bothstored, the mask being used for defining a pattern of the fluorescentimage; (4) postcuring the dual image storage material obtained in thestep (3) by visible light or ultraviolet light to completely react theremaining photopolymerizable monomer so as to fix the images.
 9. Thepreparation method according to claim 8, wherein the coherent laser inthe step (2) has a wavelength of 432 to 633 nanometer and an irradiationtime of 10 to 50 seconds.
 10. The preparation method according to claim8, wherein the ultraviolet light in the step (3) has a wavelength of 200to 370 nanometer, an irradiation intensity of 10 to 200 milliwatts persquare centimeter and an irradiation time of 2 to 60 minutes.
 11. Amethod of forming a holographic/fluorescent dual pattern for opticalanti-counterfeiting or optical information storage or display,comprising, obtaining the dual image storage material of claim 1 byholographically recording a two-dimensional holographic pattern or athree-dimensional holographic pattern and subsequently using a maskedexposure to record a two dimensional fluorescent image, wherein thetwo-dimensional holographic pattern or three-dimensional holographicpattern or two-dimensional fluorescent image is visible to a naked eyeunder sunlight or ultraviolet light.